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Of course, the two weeks of auditions are always AMERICAN IDOL's most highly rated episodes until the final two episodes. People enjoy laughing at all the rotten talent on display (William Hung a perfect example), and now that we're dealing with the real singers, the ratings, while still huge, are 5 million or so less than the ratings for the audition shows.

I suspect that if you'd have seen a production of the revival of Into The Woods, and watched Jack and company drag poor Milky White through all sorts of trials and tribulations you'd see the "cuteness" in the pic. (In the original productions, the cow was just a prop, whereas in the revival it was played by an actor in bovine mufti:

As the the whole "first kiss" thing...let's just say I cannot go into too much detail without getting exceedingly raunchy. However, it happened on Mackinac Island, Michigan, during the filming of SOMEWHERE IN TIME, and a locked bakery after hours.

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I had a wonderful teddy bear when I was a wee one. It met a tragic fate when, as we were getting the trailer ready to go on a camping trip in the mountains, I set teddy on the trailor part that hooks to the pick-up. I forgot him there and he is now lost somewhere between Griffin Creek Road in Medford and Howard Prairie! Poor teddy! After 35 years I wonder if he has survived in the wilds!

I suspect that if you'd have seen a production of the revival of Into The Woods, and watched Jack and company drag poor Milky White through all sorts of trials and tribulations you'd see the "cuteness" in the pic. (In the original productions, the cow was just a prop, whereas in the revival it was played by an actor in bovine mufti:

Maybe-but it still looks creepy to me. The actor in bovine mufti looks much cuter to me.

I played in the pit for a production of "Into the Woods" a few years ago and the cow was played by a human, as well as other things, it's quite effective and easier to control!! Still waiting for SS to write the aria to go along with the charactor

In today's notes, BK used the following phrase: "in a timely fashion (go-go boots and a Nehru jacket)."

Add Ghandi pants and you've got a look that's....

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There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea's asleep, and the rivers dream; people made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace. We've got work to do.

I played in the pit for a production of "Into the Woods" a few years ago and the cow was played by a human, as well as other things, it's quite effective and easier to control!! Still waiting for SS to write the aria to go along with the charactor

Said aria would certainly be mooving.

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There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea's asleep, and the rivers dream; people made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace. We've got work to do.

Did you write that poem. DerBurcer? It's very good -- funny and touching in its warped way. And certainly makes a point -- not just about God, but about people who suddenly know you exist when they need something.

bk - Your TIVO troubles just prove to me that being a Luddite when it comes to things of that sort (that would be me I'm talking about) has its advantages.I hope all is straightened out for you in record time (there I go again - I should say in CD time.)

Since this is February 12, I thought I would repeat one of my favorite New York stories. I was staying at the Milford and I was heading back to the hotel after dinner. I was walking down West 45th, and there a husband and wife and their three young children walking in front of me. One of the kids looked over at the Booth Theater and said, Daddy, what’s that say?

It says ‘Booth Theater’, said the father.

But what is that place, Daddy? persisted his son.

After a moment of hesitation, the father answered, That’s where Abraham Lincoln got shot.

..."What I Did For Love" and "All That Jazz" and "Hey, Big Spender" (I've never understood this one - it's a dance number, and most girls don't/can't sing the high notes... and they spend most of the time waiting for the "da, da-du-da, da-da... pling") and "Vanilla Ice Cream" (one high note does not an audition song make!) and the last part of "Soliloquy" and...

-And as many of the books out there will tell you... It's not that these songs are overdone... It's just that they usually sung badly! Many times over! You can just hear the internal groans when an intro starts sometimes. Hopefully, the singer will be fully prepared and will knock your socks off!

All of these audition songs remind me of the movie "Fame" and the character of Doris Finsecker auditioning for the drama department(!), singing to a very badly performed taped accompaniment and her mother crying her eyes out at how beautifully she thought her daughter was performing. One of the funniest moments in that movie!

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Voldemort is basically a middle school girl: he has a locket, a diary, a tiara, a ring, and is completely obsessed with a teenage boy.

One more thing, then back to writing... My daughter just faxed me the best Valentine (she also sent me a card which begins "Mom, you're an Angel"...)...But what came through on my Fax machine today was a copy of a Certificate naming her to the Dean's List at the Univ. of San Francisco. Accompanying it was a note: "Happy Valentine's Day, Love, Your smart daughter"Now I have to tell you that for years I would tell her that she was so very smart and that would be reflected in her marks if she would only apply herself. (She was reading at a grade 5 level in kindergarten.) All through middle school and high school she told me to leave her alone. Which I did. You can't force a person to study. She always got by, sometimes she did well, sometimes not. But she hardly ever put in that extra effort which would have allowed her live up to her potential. I can't tell you how many times I heard, "Just 'cause you were a good student doesn't mean I'll be good. Because I'm stupid." And no matter how many times I told her she wasn't, she didn't believe me. But when she transferred to the U. of SF last year, something clicked and she finally got it. ...It's amazing how sometimes it all pays off!

There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea's asleep, and the rivers dream; people made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace. We've got work to do.

Maybe-but it still looks creepy to me. The actor in bovine mufti looks much cuter to me.

The actor in question is Chad Kimball, who can be heard on the BK produced CD of the Godspell 2000 revival.

For the curtain call of ITW, he came out holding Milky White's head and front hooves, the only time we, the audience, got to see his face. The volume of the applause shot up automatically. It was a challenging costume: the front half involves a stilt-like construction for the forelegs, plus a rig for moving the mouth. The part was originally assigned to an actress/dancer, but the stress on her back was too much, so Kimball, who had been an understudy, got the promotion.

I understand that he's in demand as an actor, because of his turn as Milky White.

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There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea's asleep, and the rivers dream; people made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace. We've got work to do.

I took a sabbatical from doing shows when I was with my first lover, but when I returned to doing them (1989), I noticed then and for the next few years, the song used most often by girls auditioning was "On My Own." I got REALLY sick of hearing that song sung at auditions.

I took a sabbatical from doing shows when I was with my first lover, but when I returned to doing them (1989), I noticed then and for the next few years, the song used most often by girls auditioning was "On My Own." I got REALLY sick of hearing that song sung at auditions.

Oft have been the times when der Brucer and I have imagined filming this song, with Eponine walking along the banks of the Seine.

Or the In-Seine.

Or the Out-Seine, if you prefer.

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There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea's asleep, and the rivers dream; people made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace. We've got work to do.

I took a sabbatical from doing shows when I was with my first lover, but when I returned to doing them (1989), I noticed then and for the next few years, the song used most often by girls auditioning was "On My Own." I got REALLY sick of hearing that song sung at auditions.

Sometimes I wonder if people write songs for shows write songs, not just to try and be pop-u-lar (a Wicked reference), but with the idea that it might be a good audition song and it can become much more popular with theater performers, who in turn will record the songs, sing the songs in cabaret performances, etc.

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Voldemort is basically a middle school girl: he has a locket, a diary, a tiara, a ring, and is completely obsessed with a teenage boy.